“Who will young girls be inspired by to pick up a guitar and rock when most every category is filled with men? I’m not sure it is about women needing to ‘step up’, (as said by the male in charge). Grammy-winning artiste Sheryl Crow tweeted: “I wish the Grammys would return to female/male categories.” Lorde, who was the only woman nominated for album of the year, didn’t perform because she wasn’t offered a solo slot like her male counterparts.Īsked about those issues backstage at Madison Square Garden, Portnow said: “It has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and their souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, who want to be producers, who want to be part of the industry on an executive level, to step up. Only two female artistes won awards at the 2018 Grammys. She added: “When we celebrate and honour the talent and accomplishments of women, and how much women step up every year, against all odds, we show the next generation of women and girls and boys and men what it means to be equal, and what it looks like to be fair.” Pink went on: “Women owned music this year. The singer penned a handwritten note that she then posted to her Twitter feed on Monday, responding: “Women in music don’t need to ‘step up’ – women have been stepping since the beginning of time.
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